11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Christmas
Closest of all is Thomas Williams, from Titusville, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Emma Myers, with articles in 45 languages. 284 of the towns in Florida list at least one person. Not one famous person on record comes from Christmas yet.
What stands out about Christmas’ famous people
Famous people born near Christmas
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilber Marshall
born 1962American football player, College Football Hall of Fame






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Christmas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Emma Myers: 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delta Burke: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Calathes: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traylor Howard: Spc. Jon H. Arguello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chandler Parsons: Norma Gonzalez, The Pan American, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Locke: John Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons